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I Think We're Alone Now

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"I Think We're Alone Now", a documentary following the strange misadventures of two obsessed Tiffany fans, is an entertaining doc but fails to provide anything of real substance. Jeff Turner and Kelley McCormack are two misfits who's only joy in life is going to Tiffany concerts and plastering their walls with Tiffany pictures. For those of who don't know Tiffany, she was a pop singer in the 80's who was fond of singing her chart topping hit "I think we're alone now" in shopping malls across the U.S! Jeff has aspergers and thinks he can communicate with Tiffany via a device that looks like the time machine from "Napoleon Dynamite" and Kelley is a transsexual marathon runner. While watching the documentary, I definitely got a "Look at the freaks!" type chuckle but I quickly realized that they were just a couple of tragic and lonely people. With that aside, there are a few moments that you can't help but laugh at. After one Tiffany show the director decided to interview a random Tiffany fan. When asked why she goes to Tiffany shows, the fan simply states that Tiffany reminds her of the simpler, happier times of her youth. Then! out of nowhere, Jeff comes in and starts rattling off stuff about how he and Tiffany are the best of friends and how she fills his soul with light.. The look on the unsuspecting fan's face is absolutely priceless.In another scene, Jeff and Kelley go to a Tiffany concert and are hanging out in their hotel room together where they proceed to try and "out stalker" each other. Their conversation is pretty hilarious. So! while I enjoyed "I think We're Alone Now" much in the way someone would enjoy watching a train wreck, I felt that it didn't really have a point other than being a freak show. It can also be seen that there are a lot of sad lonely people out there that don't have any hope for happiness other than a delusional fantasy. Heartbreaking or hilarious, maybe both, I guess "I Think We're Alone Now" is all in how you look at it.

This is an exceptional film. Jeff Turner and Kelley McCormack are fascinating individuals. Both are obsessed with and in love with 80's pop sensation Tiffany. Jeff has aspergers and believes he can travel through time and read her thoughts. Kelley is a transgendered individual who's sad life is only made happy by her unrequited love for Tiffany. The more you learn about these characters, the more the mystery deepens. The documentary has several twists and turns. The final revelation of Jeff's new relationship is shocking and hilarious. There are several highly quotable lines in the film. As bad as you feel for these two sometimes, they can also be very funny. The extra features on this disc are really great. The commentary by Jeff and Kelley is quite revealing and there are several deleted scenes and extra footage to fill another doc. I loved this movie. I urge everyone to see it.

I stumbled across this DVD by accident and was surprised at how much I liked it. I generally don't watch a lot of documentaries but I became enthralled in the story and tragic life of the main character. This is one of my favorite movies now I am glad my friend brought it over to watch.

A fascinating and endearing portrayal of human pain and the triumph of will over soul crushing sadness. And seriously, who wouldn't like a katana and 6 white flowers as a gift?

Whenever I feel like a socially awkward misfit I just pop this into the DVD player and am reassured how normal and well-adjusted I am.

It must be accounted a major failing of this film that they weren't about to get Tiffany herself on camera to talk about these two gentlemen.

Despite that, a riveting, though cringe-inducing film. I wonder if all such pop stars have legions of weirdo stalkers, or if for some reason Tiffany has attracted more than her share. If so, I wonder why.

One disappointment is the quality of the photography: it's like the whole thing was filmed on a iPhone or something. They certainly didn't use a professional movie camera. This is a bummer, since the idea for this film was brilliant and deserved a full 35mm film camera.

Another drawback of this film was that it was poorly edited. The sequence with the two principals going to Las Vegas made sense, but for nearly every other part of the film, it felt like the editors had just dropped any scene into any position.

Note that this is a very short film: 64 minutes. Even at that it seems a big long.

This is a view into the lives of two people who are big fans of the pop star Tiffany.
You discover the problems of these people and how they handle problems. Part of that
is to obsess about someone who brings them comfort through music.

This film shows you a peek into the alternate thinking that drives these people.
It is a thought provoking film. It won one award for best documentary.